For some, a massive IPO that earned them billions of dollars would be the most important thing to happen in their week. For Mark Zuckerberg, it’s a close second. Congrats to the new Mr. & Mrs. Mark Zuckerberg.
Flashback with context: Viacom tried to buy Facebook for $75M; Yahoo offered $1B..even if stock falls today, not selling out was right move
— Peter Lauria (@peterlauria3) May 18, 2012
When you look at it this way …
To all those complaining about no exponential Facebook “IPO pop” - this ain’t 1999.
— Jason Kaneshiro (@webomatica) May 18, 2012
Evidence it’s not a tech bubble?
Today’s Facebook IPO will make U2’s Bono the richest rocker on planet. His $90million/2.3% investment in Facebook will net him $1.5 billion!
— Bag Snob® (@BagSnob) May 18, 2012
Bono made more money from Facebook than U2. Really.
Amazing picture of Zuckerberg a few moments after the Facebook IPO businessinsider.com/an-intese-clos… Fittingly, it’s an Instagram pic.
— Seth Fiegerman ✍ (@sfiegerman) May 18, 2012
A look of intensity.
Folks I follow on Twitter can’t shut up about Facebook IPO. Friends on Facebook couldn’t care less.
— J Herskowitz (@jherskowitz) May 18, 2012
Strangely enough, FB’s IPO is bigger on Twitter than FB.
(Source: shortformblog)
Because the WSJ is brilliant: This widget allows you to track Mark Zuckerberg’s wealth in real time. Get to tracking, nerds. (Second, non-widgetized try; the WSJ’s widget no likely Tumblr)
Happy IPO Day, $FB! Facebook officially became public this morning when Mark Zuckerberg rang the NASDAQ opening bell from Facebook HQ around 6:30am local time.
In which NASDAQ’s foundations shake.
Mark Zuckerberg ringing the opening bell. Sample comment from YouTube: “wears a suit in front of obama every time….wears hoodies errr where else (including) ipo investor meetings….BOSS” The video is currently at 2 likes, 19 dislikes. To which we say: If you had invented Facebook, you would’ve invented Facebook.
They were doing just fine before, but Facebook’s biggest minority owners are about to be catapulted into a far more elite bracket. As we ponder what they’ll do with with new millions (or billions in some cases), here’s a look at what got them where they are today.
Welcome To The Facebook IPO Players Club
This picture speaks volumes about who is included at the top levels of the tech game.
Some were smart. Some just had good timing. Others know how and when to invest. All will become rich today.
“SORRY! My Prada’s at the cleaners!” Remember this scene from “The Social Network”? It’s the point where Eduardo Saverin learns that he’s totally been screwed out of the company he co-founded. But that’s not the whole story — in fact, Business Insider managed to get their grubby paws on the e-mail in which Mark Zuckerberg told the lawyers to dilute Saverin’s shares — the result of Saverin previously freezing the bank account they were using to fund themselves. Key line: “Is there a way to do this without making it painfully apparent to him that he’s being diluted to 10%?” In related news, Eduardo Saverin recently renounced his U.S. citizenship ahead of the company’s IPO.
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Speaking of totally geeking out over Mark Zuckerberg, extremely clever clothing company Betabrand, which has made a name for itself with a pair of dress pants made from the same material as sweatpants, has chosen to ride the Facebook wave with an “executive pinstripe hoodie,” a hoodie with the attributes of a suit. So next time your founder has to impress the business brass, he doesn’t have to lose his personal style on the way.
I was thankful to have a partnership with Steve Jobs and I see Mark Zuckerberg closer to the combination of us. When he speaks he speaks with a lot of idealism for the users and a lot of good ideas for the product overall.Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak • Discussing Facebook wonder dude Mark Zuckerberg, whose company’s stock the Woz plans to buy a ton of when the IPO hits on Friday. Wozniak actually has a business relationship with Facebook already — his current employer, flash memory maker Fusion-io Inc. (for whom he’s chief scientist), counts Facebook as its biggest customer. That said, Woz sounds a little like a fanboi, doesn’t he? source (via • follow)
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